Scrum Master/Project Portfolio Manager - 100% onsite

We are hiring Scrum Master/Project Portfolio Manager - 100% onsite for a Contract position in Tysons, VA

IT Infrastructure Delivery Lead

Summary

This is a multi-faceted role serving as an IT Infrastructure Delivery Lead for a component team delivering AWS infrastructure solutions. This is an agile scrum team that will have multiple projects on the portfolio at a given time. This position requires a strong candidate with considerable experience in project management (both Agile and Waterfall) as well as program/portfolio management. The role involves a significant amount of reporting and executive communication. Expertise in JIRA, Confluence, Advanced Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, Powerpoint, and Visio are a must. The candidate must bring the experience and knowledge of portfolio management to be able to setup, manage and drive the delivery of the portfolio independently. The role requires excellent communication and leadership skills. As part of a technical team, this resource needs to be technical and able to translate technical information into reports and executive communication. Infrastructure experience is a plus. Candidate must meet all the requirements below and be able to demonstrate generating reports and building dashboards in the interview. They may be asked to bring a sample of their work. This is an onsite position at Tysons 5 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Agile Scrum Project management

• Program/Portfolio Management

• Work intake

• Requirements gathering

• Scope assessment

• Planning

• Grooming

• Task tracking

• Impediment mitigation

• Dependency and risk management

• Resource coordination

• Building and managing dashboards

• Tracking and reporting metrics

• Executive communication

• Representing the team in cross-team forums

• Other functions required in a technical agile team

Required Skills

• At least 7 years of IT experience

• At least 3 years experience as a Scrum Master

• At least 5 years experience as a Waterfall Project Manager

• At least 5 years experience delivering technical projects

• At least 3 years experience as a Program/Portfolio Manager

• High-level of expertise in Agile methodologies

• Expertise in Project Management Agile and Waterfall

• Expertise in Program/Portfolio Management

• Experience and expertise in developing and tracking metrics

• Expertise in building and managing dashboards

• Experience and expertise in generating reports

• Good understanding of technical platforms and systems

• Proven ability to work with technical teams and resources

• Must have experience and expertise using the following tools

oJIRA

oConfluence

oAdvanced MS-Excel skills including macros and pivot tables

oSharePoint

oMS-Office suite of tools

oMicrosoft Project

oMicrosoft Teams

oPowerpoint

oVisio

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong facilitations skills

• Strong leadership skills

Preferred Skills

• Tableau

• Infrastructure experience is a plus

• Portfolio Financials

• Good understanding of Accounting

Required Certification

CSM (Certified Scrum Master)

PMP - Preferred

Estimated Pay Range: 50-60/hr